The Essayes of Michael, Lord of Montaigne Volume 3

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ... to God, forsomuch as it hath pleased him, that whatsoever I enjoy, I have immediately received the same from his grace: that he hath particularly reserved all my debt unto himselfe. I most instantly beseech his sacred mercy, that I may never owe any man so much as one essentiall God amercie. Oh thrise fortunate ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ... to God, forsomuch as it hath pleased him, that whatsoever I enjoy, I have immediately received the same from his grace: that he hath particularly reserved all my debt unto himselfe. I most instantly beseech his sacred mercy, that I may never owe any man so much as one essentiall God amercie. Oh thrise fortunate libertie, that hath brought me so farr. May it end successefully. I endevour to have no manner of need of any man. In me omnis spes est mihi. All my hope for all my helpes is my selfe. It is a thing that every man may effect in himselfe: but they more easily, whom God hath protected and sheltred from naturall and urgent necessities. Inded it is both lamentable and dangerous, to depend of others. Our selves, which is the safest and most lawfull refuge, are not very sure under our selves. I have nothing that is mine owne, but my selfe: yet is the possession thereof partly defective and borrowed. I manure my selfe, both in courage (which is the stronger) and also in fortune, that if all things else should forsake me, I might finde something, wherewith to please and satisfie my selfe. Eleus Hippias did not onely store himselfe with learning that in time of need hee might joyfully withdraw himselfe amongst the Muses, and be sequestred from all other company: nor onely with the knowledge of Philosophie, to teach his minde to be contented with her, and when his chance should so dispose of him, manfully to passe over such incommodities, as exteriorlie might come unto him. But moreover he was so curious in learning to dresse his meat, to notte his haire, to make his cloathes, breeches and shoes, that as much as could possibly be, he might wholly relie and trust to himself, and be freed from all forraine helpe. A man doth more freely and more blithely enjoy b...
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